Unbeaten Athlone Town travel to the Carlisle Grounds to face Bray Wanderers on Friday night.
Athlone Town come into this fixture after 2 wins and a draw in their last 3 fixtures. In the side’s most recent fixture, Athlone drew at home 2-2 with Wexford. Athlone Town came from behind on 2 different occasions with goals from Kyle O’Connor and Brian McManus helping them to secure a point at Lissywollen.
Paul Heffernan’s Bray side return to their home grounds after Cork City beat Bray 1-0 in Munster FA Turners Cross. A first half goal from Seani Maguire was the difference between the sides where the home side felt they left a number of scorable chances behind them.
Key Information
Where to watch: LOITV
Kick off: 19:45 06/03/2025
Betting odds: Bray Wanderers @EVS Draw @12/5 Athlone Town @9/4
Referee: Robert Dowling
Team News
There appears to be no injury concerns of present at either of the clubs in this particular fixture.
Key Statistics
The last time Bray Wanderers played Athlone Town at home, the Seagulls won 3-1 with Justin Ferizaj, Cian Doyle, and Guillermo Almirall scoring for the home side.
Athlone have scored 5 goals in the Division so far while Bray have only scored 2 goals. Athlone have not beaten Bray since 2024. Bray scored 11 goals against the side in the 2025 First Division.
Key Players
While the Goalkeeper did concede against Cork City in Bray’s last fixture. Jimmy Corcoran played very well in between the sticks in this fixture. Cork City gave Bray a lot to do and the Keeper dealt well with the pressure that was imposed on his side. Mark Chidi also marked City’s Sean Maguire well at times in that fixture in Bray’s defence.
Brian McManus scored for Athlone Town in the sides latest fixture against Wexford and has played a full 90 minutes in all of Athlone’s games in the Division so far. Brendan Clarke also has to be respected in this side. The 40 year old Keeper has vast experience in the League of Ireland.
Previous Meetings
05/09/2025: Bray Wanderers 3-1 Athlone Town
27/06/2025: Athlone Town 0-4 Bray Wanderers
16/05/2025: Bray Wanderers 3-1 Athlone Town
04/04/2025: Athlone Town 0-1 Bray Wanderers